Human rights campaigner says African Union should move headquarters out of Ethiopia

Human rights abuse in Ethiopia

November 6, 2014, JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The African Union should move its headquarters out of Ethiopia because of concerns about freedom of expression there, an Angolan journalist and human rights campaigner said.
Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, who has been jailed and faces numerous legal challenges for his investigative work in Angola, said in Johannesburg on Tuesday night that the African Union is hypocritical for keeping its base in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. The union represents 53 countries on the continent and says it is committed to transparency and human rights. Read more…

ያጣነውን መብትና ነጻነታችንን በእጃችን ለማስገባት ዛሬውኑ እንነሳ

By Daniel Tadesse | November 1, 2014

ሃገራችንና ወገኖቻችን ለኢኮኖሚና ማሕበራዊ ችግሮች ከመጋለጥ አልፈው አደገኛ አጣብቂኝ ውስጥ ናቸው ፡፡  ለሕዝቡና ለሀገሪቱ ጥቅም የሚቆም ብቃት ያለው አስተዳደር የለም፡፡ ህግ አለ ህገ መንግስት አለ ቢባልም ተገቢ ያልሆኑና ከሕገ መንግሥቱ ጋር የሚቃረኑ አፋኝ፣ አስደንጋጭ እና ኢሰብአዊ ሕጐችና ደንቦች በተከታታይ ይወጣሉ፡፡ እነኚህም ሕዝቡን በተደራራቢነት እያስጨነቁት ይገኛሉ፡፡ ህጐችና ደንቦች ሲወጡ ሕዝብ መወያየትና መምከር ሲገባው ውይይት ሳይደረግባቸው በዘፈቀደ እና ባልሰለጠኑ የመንግስት ካድሬዎች ተግባራዊ ሲሆኑ ይታያል፡፡

የወጡና  የፀደቁ ሕጐች ላይም ሆነ በአፈፃፀም ላይ ችግሮች ሲፈጠሩ ማየት የሚኖርበት ፍርድ ቤት ነበር፤ ነገር ግን በሚወጡ ሕጐች የፍ/ቤት ሥልጣን ተነጥቆ ለኤጀንሲዎችና ለባለስልጣናት እንዲሁም ለሌሎች ባልበሰሉ ካድሬዎች ለተሞሉ  መስሪያ ቤቶች እንዲሰጥ ተደርጓል፡፡ ከዚህ አኳያ ስናይ ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ሥርዓት ህዝባችን አግኝቷል ወይ? የሚል  ጥያቄን አስነስቶ ከመሰላቸታችን የተነሳ በኢትዮጵያ ሕግና መንግስት እንደሌለ ለማንም ግልጽ ነው። Read more…

Irreecha Irree Tokkummaa Keenyaa Taasisuu Irratti Of-eeggannoo Godhamuu Qabu

Boruu Barraaqaa irraa | Fulbaana 26, 2014

Akkuma beekamu yeroon isaa yeroo Irreechaa ti. Ayyaana kana yeroo kabajnu hundumaa dhugaa dagachuu hin qabne jabaa tokkotu jira. Irreecha ayyaana lammii Oromoo maraa taasisuu irratti hanga ammaatti hojii hangamtu hojjetame, hangamtu hoo nu hafe kan jedhu wal gaafachuu feesisa. Akka hubannaa abbaa barruu kanaatti, Irreecha ayyaana lammiilee Oromoo maraa taasisuu irratti hojii danuutu nu hafa. Hayyuulee seenaa fi aadaa Oromoo, akkasuma beektota baranee (scholars) irraa qoodni hanga ammaa gumaachame xiqqaa miti tahuyyuu, quufsaa dha jechuuf nama rakkisa. Irreechaaf ilaalchi Oromoon qabu gabbataa deemee har’a ayyaana miliyoonota hirmaachisu kan tahuu danda’e hojiin gadi fagoon irratti hojjetameef miti. Dheebuu Oromummaa ilmaan Oromoo qabantu ayyaana kana dagaagsee sadarkaa kanaan gahe. Jibba Habashoonni nuuf qaban irraa ka’uun xiiqeffannee eenyummaa keenyaan boonuutu ayyaana kana guddisee irree jabaa kana itti hore. Oromoon amantii fedheyyuu haa  hordofuutii Irreechi irree kiyya jedhee ayyaana kana akka mallattoo eenyummaa saba isaatti ilaaluutu jabina kana fakkaatu nutti hore.Read more…

Migrant group: 500 feared dead after boat rammed

September 15, 2014 (Associate Press) — About 500 Syrians, Palestinians, Egyptians and Sudanese are feared to have died after their boat was rammed and sank off the Malta coast last week, the International Organization for Migration said Monday.

The group of migrant workers was undertaking a perilous journey from the Egyptian port of Damietta, seeking a better life in Europe, when their boat was overtaken by human traffickers equipped with two vessels on Wednesday, said organization spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume. Read more…

Eighteen illegal Ethiopians arrested in Meru trying to get to Nairobi

Published: Sep 10, 2014 by Abishe Gerba Filed under: News Ethiopian News - 23 Views

BY PHARES MUTEMBEI

Eighteen illegal immigrants from Ethiopia were Sunday arrested Kiutine, Igembe North, Meru County on their way to Nairobi. “The illegal aliens were nabbed at a road block at Kiutine at 8am, aboard 2 saloon cars. They were heading to Nairobi.

We will take them to court, together with their two drivers, both Kenyans,” said Cornelius Sing’oei, the Igembe North OCPD.  He said the immigrants who are between 18 to 26 years and all men and could not speak English. “We know there are people living in Meru who are financing and coordinating the illegal immigrants’ entry into Kenya.
We are continuing with the investigations, but the arrested will be arraigned in court immediately,” said Mr. Sing’oei “We encourage the members of the public to continue assisting us with any information, when they see suspicious people or activities in their localities,” he added.

Source: standardmedia.co.ke

Kora Gamtaa Miseensoota ABO Amerika Kaabaa kan bara 2014 Murtii Ejjennoo fi Kutannoolee

Hagayyaa 13, 2014

Nutii miseensotni Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo kan USA fi Kanadaa Kora, ABO Amerikaa Kaabaa kan Marsaa  18ffaa bara kana magaalaa Minneapolis, Minnesota keessatti Adoolessa 7 fi 8 godhanneen, dhimmoota ciccimoo Jaarmiyaa, Siyaasaa akkasumas haala idil adunyaa irratti  gad fageenyaan marihannee murtii fi kutannoolee asiin gadi dabarfanne. Read more…

Why East Africa’s Borders Are Blowing Up

Lines between countries used to have little importance in Africa’s most dynamic region. How times have changed.

August 7, 2014 (Foreign Policy) — In one short week in July, tension along East Africa’s borders yielded nearly 120 deaths and one nasty lawsuit — offering along the way vivid evidence of the dynamics that are shaping the region’s future.

On July 3, an anonymous farmer from the Gambella region on Ethiopia’s border with South Sudan began legal action in the British courts. The claimant accused the British government of complicity with its Ethiopian counterpart’s policy of forcibly relocating thousands of Ethiopians. On July 5, nearly 30 people were killed near the shores of the Indian Ocean during an attack on a village and police post close to Kenya’s border with Somalia. On the same day more than 90 people were killed during raids on police posts close to Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more…